TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Late 2011, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom published a promo video that surprised even the most hardened file-sharers. Produced by Printz Board, the catchy four-minute track featured personal appearances by stars including Kanye West, Will.i.am, Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather, Jamie Foxx, Alicia Keys, and Snoop Dogg. Through carefully edited soundbites, the celebrities gave shining endorsements of Megaupload, with tens of millions watching the video, mostly on YouTube.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

The recent decision T 0555/18 from the EPO Boards of Appeal considered the burden of proof for unusual parameters relied on for inventive step. The patent in question ( EP2117839 ) related to shrink wrap for use in food packaging. On appeal, the Opponent argued that the patent lacked inventive step. The only distinguishing feature between the prior art and the claimed invention was found to be the specified range of an unusual parameter that was not commonly used in the field of shrink wrap.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

We are happy to inform you that the latest issue of the journal is now available and includes the following contributions: Tanguy Van Overstraeten & Richard Cumbley, Brace! Brace! Brace! The Wave of Incoming CJEU Decisions. This article considers the large number of pending decisions on data protection matters in front of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

November 2022. Check out the November 2022 issue of Ping® by AdlerLaw. This issue looks at emerging Copyright & Fair Use issues, tools for protecting Trademarks and cybersecurity best practices. Read More Here Read more here: [link].

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Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

Technology

Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

“Cisco lost rights to iPhone trademark last year, experts say” — on ZDNet.com. Could explain a lot. Originally posted 2014-09-08 18:10:28. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. The post iForgot? appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Suppose that you want to register a trademark that incorporates a name of a person to identify the source of goods or services for your business. Should you register your trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)? What about the right of publicity of the individual? Can you obtain a registration from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office?

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IAM Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Saturday Opinion: A decade after the AIA entered into force the IP community is calling for – and may well see – substantial change

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

This is one of the many MAGA lawsuits over content moderation allegedly biased against conservatives–in this case, by YouTube as part of its crackdown on conspiracy theories. The plaintiffs argued that government jawboning turned YouTube into a state actor. The district court dismissed the case , and the Ninth Circuit breezily shuts this down.

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IAM Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Saturday Opinion: A decade after the AIA entered into force the IP community is calling for – and may well see – substantial change

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